---
type: "Bill"
title: "Abandoned Vessels, Derelict Vessels, and Sunken Vessels"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 21, TITLE 50 ENTITLED \"ABANDONED VESSELS, DERELICT VESSELS, AND SUNKEN VESSELS\" SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ABANDONED VESSELS, DERELICT VESSELS, AND SUNKEN VESSELS ARE PUBLIC NUISANCES; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO ESTABLISH THE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON THAT CAUSES OR ALLOWS A VESSEL TO BECOME AN ABANDONED VESSEL OR A DERELICT VESSEL AND THE PENALTIES FOR INTENTIONALLY OR RECKLESSLY CAUSING A VESSEL TO SINK; TO EXTEND THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENFORCING THE ARTICLE; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURE FOR DECLARING CERTAIN VESSELS ABANDONED OR DERELICT; TO REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF A DERELICT VESSEL WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS REMOVAL; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE AND APPLICATION FOR THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN VESSELS; BY REPEALING SECTION 50-21-190 RELATING TO ABANDONED WATERCRAFT; BY REPEALING SECTION 50-23-205 RELATING TO THE SEIZURE OF CERTAIN WATERCRAFT; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 50-21-10(1) RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF ABANDON. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 367"
citation: "South Carolina S 367 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38f46384-8988-4705-a973-013d0373eab7"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=367&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "33350d5137f65b4437c0db9b61be794c095c3a11a2af7650118ca2262f7b2b43"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 367 (2025-2026) — Abandoned Vessels, Derelict Vessels, and Sunken Vessels

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 21, TITLE 50 ENTITLED "ABANDONED VESSELS, DERELICT VESSELS, AND SUNKEN VESSELS" SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ABANDONED VESSELS, DERELICT VESSELS, AND SUNKEN VESSELS ARE PUBLIC NUISANCES; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO ESTABLISH THE PENALTIES FOR A PERSON THAT CAUSES OR ALLOWS A VESSEL TO BECOME AN ABANDONED VESSEL OR A DERELICT VESSEL AND THE PENALTIES FOR INTENTIONALLY OR RECKLESSLY CAUSING A VESSEL TO SINK; TO EXTEND THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENFORCING THE ARTICLE; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURE FOR DECLARING CERTAIN VESSELS ABANDONED OR DERELICT; TO REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF A DERELICT VESSEL WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AND TO PROVIDE FOR ITS REMOVAL; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE AND APPLICATION FOR THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN VESSELS; BY REPEALING SECTION 50-21-190 RELATING TO ABANDONED WATERCRAFT; BY REPEALING SECTION 50-23-205 RELATING TO THE SEIZURE OF CERTAIN WATERCRAFT; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 50-21-10(1) RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF ABANDON. - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/367.htm)
2. **02/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/367_20250220.htm)
3. **03/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/367_20250319.htm)
4. **03/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/367_20250325.htm)
5. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/367_20250429.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2025-03-27** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 38
- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
- **2025-05-16** Act No. 22

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/38f46384-8988-4705-a973-013d0373eab7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).